There are 13 ways to get from Lyon to Scotland by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), train (Eurostar), car ferry, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
10h 59m£323–523Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LYS - EDI
5h 27m£83–193Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
25h 24m£91–292Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lyon to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
15h 20mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LYS - GLA
6h 52m£86–208Train via Paris
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
11h 4m£265–594Train via Antony
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
12h 13m£270–497Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar
16h 45m£212–350Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LYS - ABZ
7h 44m£108–260Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GVA - EDI
7h 19m£84–235Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LYS - INV
8h 26m£147–292Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane GVA - GLA
7h 5m£92–240Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CDG - GLA
6h 7m£116–290
Lyon to Scotland by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Scotland is to fly which costs £80 - £200 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Scotland is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs £80 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Glasgow Queen Street via Lille Europe, King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 59m.
The distance between Lyon and Scotland is 1008 miles.
The best way to get from Lyon to Scotland without a car is to train which takes 10h 59m and costs £320 - £550.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Lyon to Scotland, including transfers.
Lyon to Scotland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Scotland train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Scotland is to train which takes 10h 59m and costs £320 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £300 and takes 25h 24m, you could also fly, which costs £85 - £210 and takes 6h 52m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Scotland?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Glasgow Queen Street via Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 10h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 25h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–380
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Scotland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Scotland is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 6:48 PM in Lyon and 5:48 PM in Scotland.
Lyon to Scotland train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Lille Europe station.
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